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Hey cardmaking friends welcome back.  It's Sandi MacIver here I have a new video and card making technique for you today, Distress Oxide Inks Bleached. 

 This is also Distress Oxide Inks Color Combos and Cards #8 Video, as It's  brand new fall color blend that I put together. 

 Bonus, the art piece was so large, it ends up making two SLIMLINE CARDS

  

 This technique is super easy.  You simply blend all the colors together, heat emboss your image and then use bleach to remove some of the color.

 

A couple of tips for you to help you succeed with the technique.

• Work in a well ventilated room.
• Use new bleach.  Old bleach that has been hanging around for years will not provide the best results.
• Protect your work area well just in case you spill.  I use a small mason jar, with a rounded top for my bleach and have lots of paper towel handy just in case.
• I use an empty waterbrush with an acrylic tip, not one of my good watercolor brushes.

 

 For today's card I'm using the Simon Says Stamp Sunflower Garden Stamp set from the September Card kit.  

There are two stamp sets in this kit, and this first one is huge. 

 Start with a piece of Hammermill White cardstock cut at 6-1/2 x 8-1/4 and after finishing the technique, cut it in half to create two slimline cards.  

I give you the rest of the measurements in the video and in the downloadable PDF I shared today over on my blog.

Next, I blended the Distress Oxide Inks over the card.  My new fall blend for today is:

• Ground Expresso,
• Gathering Twigs
• Rusty Hinge
• Dried Marigold
• Abandoned Coral

 After using the Misty to stamp the image in VersaMark Ink, I used Wow embossing powder Decadent Ruby to heat emboss the image. 

It has a combo of ruby and gold embossing in it and is quite beautiful. 

  I opted for Simon Says Stamp Autumn Mix sequins as my final embellishment. 

     

 Look closely at the leaves at the bottom of the right card.  This was a happy accident.  I painted them when the brush tip was almost dry, so the bleach didn't take all the color out.  Hard to achieve, but very pretty.  

Here's today's Distress Oxide Ink Bleached Video. 

You can check out the other 7 Distress Oxide Ink Color Combos and cards over on my Youtube

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